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Mililani Author Offers Some ‘Pearls’ Of Educational Wisdom
BY DON ROBBINS
ety of education subjects, both civilian and military. I am a female, Native Hawai- ian, who began my doctorate at age 60, so I had a lot of experience and education,” Wellein states.
adult education than Mar- sha. What I liked most about the first book was the inter- esting way it was presented and obviously with a lot of thought,” Williams adds.
partment of Defense as an adult military education counselor. It led her to travel the globe for 30 years.
However, she also pro- poses that during this initial 36-month period, DOE should pay new teachers a minimum of $70,000 annually.
Hawai‘i is in the midst of transitioning to a new state Department of Education superintendent, and coinci- dentally, a Mililani resident published an academic book this year to stimulate discus- sion and generate ideas for teachers, administrators and others interested in improv- ing learning.
In addition, she is cur- rently finishing her second book, covering issues like multiculturalism, prejudice, racism, lies and more.
Wellein is currently a sub- stitute teacher for the state Department of Education.
These journeys took her to West Germany, Egypt, Panama, Honduras, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and numerous other locales.
The author also suggests ways of addressing Ha- wai‘i’s continual teacher shortages, such as approach- ing retired professionals to determine their desire to be- come educators, having the DOE offer generous schol- arships to students interested in teaching, and even having the DOE work with local credit unions and banks to help teachers get mortgages.
Marsha Diane Akau Wel- lein is the author of Ed- ucation Essays from My Perspective: 50 Years as a Professional Educator Of- fering Pearls of Wisdom for Your Journey Book 1.
She notes that she’s had a 50-year educational journey as a teacher, federal grants writer, counselor, summer school principal, military education officer and substi- tute teacher, spanning pupils in all grades and ages.
Education program. Marsha was never afraid of tough assignments and serving in very remote locations as you can see from her biography,” states J. Willard Williams, a retired U.S. Army director of education.
Her other experience in- cludes being an instructor at University of Guam and Leeward Community Col- lege, and she had a career worldwide for the U.S. De-
Among one of Wellein’s suggestions in chapter 10 of her first book, regarding teacher pay, vacancies and certification, Wellein says she personally believes that “teachers of all grade levels during the first three years should be on probation.”
Wellein’s book is free to read with Kindle Unlimit- ed or 99 cents to buy, and a paperback is $18.55 on Am- azon.
“I recently wrote a book, after years of research. It has 72 short chapters on a vari-
“Dr. Marsha Wellein was an outstanding educator for the U.S. Army Continuing
“There is hardly anyone more qualified to discuss
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She notes that among her many assignments, she’s taught at Hawai‘i Job Corps Center and has been a read- ing teacher at Guam public schools, including assisting students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
She explains that as ed- ucation is in her blood, she earned a doctorate at Argosy University in 2010, and re- tired from the DoD in 2012.
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